A History of Cricket At St Edward's School

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SEASON IS THE MATCH VERSUS THE MARTYRS (INCLUDING CRANMER, GIBBS, SPURWAY - ALL COUNTY PLAYERS) RESULTING IN A DRAW IN A TWO INNINGS MATCH A COMMON ROOM XI PLAY A EMERITI XI ON THE CHRIST CHURCH GROUND WHERE THE 1948 TOURING AUSTRALIANS HAD MADE 431! THE RESULT IS A DRAW DESPITE THE EMERITI BEING 19-8 EARLY ON! DURING THE MARTYRS CRICKET WEEK DEREK HENDERSON (OSE) AND JOHN WOODCOCK (OSE) HAVE AN OPENING STAND OF OVER 100 VERSUS THE CRYPTICS. WILLIAM TOMLINSON (CAMBRIDGE BLUE AND DERBYSHIRE PLAYER) HELPS TO COACH THE IST XI

SCHOOL SIDE INCLUDE THE THORNE TWINS, DAVID AND MICHAEL, WHO SCORE TWO THIRDS OF THE TOTAL RUNS FOR THE SEASON - EACH ALSO BOWLS, ONE LEFT HANDED THE OTHER RIGHT DEREK HENDERSON (OSE) WINS OXFORD CRICKET BLUE AND LATER PLAYS FOR SUSSEX DAVID GILBERT-SMITH CAPTAINS THE SIDE IN HIS THIRD SEASON MICHAEL THORNE AND PETER JACKSON FORM A SOLID AND RELIABLE OPENING PAIR - THE FIRST FOR SOME TIME AT THE SCHOOL ANDREW BROCKMAN HEADS THE BATTING AVERAGES WITH 369 SCORED AND MAKES 67 NOT OUT AGAINST WELLINGTON COLLEGE